[POSTPONED: November 12, 2021] Purity Ring / Dawn Richard [postponed from May 13, 2020 and April 21, 2021 ; moved to June 27, 2022]
The COVID resurgence has forced Purity Ring to postponed their tour yet again, with their new date over two years from their first dates. Let’s hope everything is cool by June.
They have added Dawn Richard to the tour as well. I didn’t know who that was and Wikipedia lists these fascinating credentials:
Dawn Angeliqué Richard, is an American singer, songwriter, actress, dancer, model and animator.
That’s interesting, but I’m concerned by this:
Richard started her career after auditioning for Making the Band 3 in 2004. During this time, Richard became a member of American girl band Danity Kane, from 2005 to 2009.
I don’t know anything about Danity Kane but I have very strong opinions about made for TV bands.
Here’s the message from the band about the postponement (but not about Richard).
“Hey everyone, out of concern for the safety of our crew, our fans, ourselves and all our loved ones, we must postpone these tour dates once again. Simply put, the pandemic is not yet over. We’ve rescheduled our Fall tour dates for Spring 2022. Your tickets will be automatically transferred to the new date, and if the venue or location has changed they will be refunded. We’re not responsible for ticket sales so you must go to the place you bought them from to handle any changes. Unfortunately all dates for the EU/UK shows have been cancelled for the time being,”
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When Purity Ring cancelled their March 2020 dates due to COVID, they cleverly pushed their show back over a year. It wasn’t far enough. The duo has had to push their show to the fall now.
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Purity Ring is a duo from Edmonton–multi-instrumentalist/producer Corin Roddick and vocalist Megan James.
They put out a couple of albums and then disappeared.
I rather enjoy the way Wikipedia describes their sound
a combination of pop and hip-hop styles and James’ “childlike” vocals and “macabre”, “gory” lyrics, that she takes from “books and books full of things she’s written” in the past. Their music utilizes down-pitched, distorted vocals and percussive and vocal loops. A creative key to their sound is a sometimes aggressive use of a volume regulating technique called “sidechaining,” in which the rhythm of one instrument affects the volume of another.
After a five year hiatus, they returned in 2020 with a new album WOMB, just in time to have their tour postponed.
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